Category: Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)

Only one of the eight spots in Group Stage 2 remains up for grabs at DreamLeague Season 20 after Wednesday’s action.

9Pandas, BetBoom Team, Gaimin Gladiators and Team Aster advanced from Group B in Group Stage 1. Team Spirit, PSG.LGD and Talon Esports advanced from Group A, with the fourth spot to be decided in a tiebreaker.

Team Secret, Tundra Esports and Evil Geniuses will square off Thursday in a best-of-one round robin after each finished with identical 7-7 map records in Group A.

Sixteen Dota 2 teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.

Group Stage 1 began Sunday with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two. The top four teams from each group advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.

In Wednesday’s action in Group A, Team Liquid swept TSM and Spirit swept Secret, while the Tundra-EG and Talon-PSG.LGD matches ended in 1-1 draws.

9Pandas finished atop Group B with a 2-0 win Wednesday over beastcoast. Team Aster and BetBoom Team also registered sweeps against Entity and Gaimin Gladiators, respectively. OG and Shopify Rebellion drew 1-1.

Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. Team Spirit — 1-6-0, 8-6
T2. PSG.LGD — 1-6-0, 8-6
T2. Talon Esports — 1-6-0, 8-6
T4. Evil Geniuses — 0-7-0, 7-7
T4. Team Secret — 1-5-1, 7-7
T4. Tundra Esports — 1-5-1, 7-7
7. TSM — 0-6-1, 6-8
8. Team Liquid — 1-3-3, 5-9

Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. 9Pandas — 4-2-1, 10-4
T2. BetBoom Team — 3-2-2, 8-6
T2. Gaimin Gladiators — 2-4-1, 8-6
4. Team Aster — 2-4-1, 8-6
5. beastcoast — 1-5-1, 7-7
6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-6-1, 6-8
7. OG — 1-4-2, 6-8
8. Entity — 0-3-4, 3-11

–Field Level Media

9Pandas scored their second win of Group B action at DreamLeague Season 20 on Monday, while Talon Esports got on the board in Group A.

9Pandas drew with Team Aster before their 2-0 victory over BetBoom Team – which won two matches Sunday. 9Pandas, BetBoom and Gaimin Gladiators are in a tie for the lead in Group B.

For the second straight day, only one of eight Group A matches ended in a win while the rest were 1-1 draws. Talon Esports beat Team Liquid 2-0 after Tundra Esports beat Liquid on Sunday.

Sixteen teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.

Group Stage 1 will run from Sunday through Wednesday, with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two.

The top four teams from each group will advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.

On Monday, 9Pandas defeated BetBoom in 31 minutes on green and 39 minutes on red. The group’s only other 2-0 result came in favor of OG, which beat Entity in 57 minutes and 36 minutes, both on green.

As for Group A, Talon took down Liquid in 48 minutes on green and 28 minutes on red. Five of the group’s eight teams now have identical records with four ties in four matches.

Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. Talon Esports — 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. Tundra Esports — 1-3-0, 5-3
T3. Evil Geniuses — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. PSG.LGD — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. Team Secret — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. Team Spirit — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. TSM — 0-4-0, 4-4
8. Team Liquid — 0-2-2, 2-6

Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. 9Pandas — 2-1-1, 5-3
T1. BetBoom Team — 2-1-1, 5-3
T1. Gaimin Gladiators — 1-3-0, 5-3
T4. beastcoast — 0-4-0, 4-4
T4. OG — 1-2-1, 4-4
T4. Team Aster — 1-2-1, 4-4
7. Shopify Rebellion — 0-3-1, 3-5
8. Entity – 0-2-2, 2-6

–Field Level Media

BetBoom Team was the only team to get off to a 2-0-0 start at DreamLeague Season 20 as the first group stage commenced Sunday.

BetBoom swept Team Aster and Shopify Rebellion to establish their spot atop the Group B standings. Gaimin Gladiators is closed behind with one win and one draw, while Tundra Esports was the only team to notch a win in Group A action.

Sixteen teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.

Group Stage 1 will run from Sunday through Wednesday, with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two.

The top four teams from each group will advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.

BetBoom beat Aster in 45 minutes on green and 34 minutes on red, then took down Shopify Rebellion in 46 minutes on green and 34 minutes on red.

Gaimin Gladiators tied with Shopify Rebellion 1-1 before beating 9Pandas. GG won in 39 minutes on red and 34 minutes on green to take down 9Pandas.

9Pandas and Aster also got in the win column to start 1-0-1 in Group B. 9Pandas beat Entity in 37 minutes on green and 31 minutes on red, while Aster swept OG in 37 minutes on red and 45 minutes on green.

Every match in Group A ended in a 1-1 draw except Tundra’s win over Team Liquid. Tundra snapped up two quick map wins — 25 minutes on red and 28 minutes on green.

Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. Tundra Esports — 1-1-0, 3-1
T2. Evil Geniuses — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. PSG.LGD — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Talon Esports — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Team Secret — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Team Spirit — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. TSM — 0-2-0, 2-2
8. Team Liquid — 0-1-1, 1-3

Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. BetBoom Team — 2-0-0, 4-0
2. Gaimin Gladiators — 1-1-0, 3-1
T3. 9Pandas — 1-0-1, 2-2
T3. Team Aster — 1-0-1, 2-2
T3. beastcoast — 0-2-0, 2-2
T6. Entity — 0-1-1, 1-3
T6. OG — 0-1-1, 1-3
T6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-1-1, 1-3

–Field Level Media

One day after releasing offlaner Miroslav “BOOM” Bican, Team Secret added Saieful “Fbz” Ilham to their Dota 2 roster on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Indonesian player arrives on loan from BOOM Esports for the remainder of the season, Team Secret announced on social media.

Welcome to the squad, ngab Fbz ????

He will be joining us on a loan from @boomesportsid for the remainder of the season. Thank you for making this possible ??

See you tomorrow for the DreamLeague S20!#SecretDota #ESLProTour pic.twitter.com/SncXC7FIBV

— Team Secret (@teamsecret) June 10, 2023

The other members of the active roster are Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, Remco “Crystallis” Arets, Armel Paul “Armel” Tabios and Daniyal “yamich” Lazebnyy.

Team Secret are competing at DreamLeague Season 20, where they open with a group-stage match against Talon on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

Team Secret released offlaner Miroslav “BOOM” Bican on Friday.

“Hard times call for drastic measures,” the Dota 2 team posted on Twitter. “Today we say farewell to our offlaner BOOM. The past months haven’t been easy but we’re thankful for his commitment and wish him the best ahead.”

Hard times call for drastic measures.

Today we say farewell to our offlaner BOOM. The past months haven't been easy but we're thankful for his commitment and wish him the best ahead.

Stay tuned for an update on our #ESLProTour DreamLeague S20 roster.#SecretDota pic.twitter.com/9fmDlfgOep

— Team Secret (@teamsecret) June 9, 2023

The 23-year-old Czech player joined Team Secret in December after stints with Gaimin Gladiators, Team Tickles and Vikin.gg, among others.

The remaining members of the active roster are Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, Remco “Crystallis” Arets, Armel “Armel” Paul Tabios and Daniyal “yamich” Lazebnyy.

Team Secret did not immediately name a replacement for BOOM. They are scheduled to compete at DreamLeague Season 20, opening with a group-stage match against Talon on Sunday.

–Field Level Media